Guy-anchor.



L. LUSARDI.

GUY ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17, 1914.

1,225,%%m Patented May 8, 1917.

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. L LusarolL 'n'nrrnn snares Pannier onrrcn LUCY LUSARDI, OF DEFIANCE,MICHIGAN.

GUY-ANCHOR.

Application filed August 17, 191%.

1 b all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, LUCY LUSARDI, a citizen of the United States,residing at Defiance, in the county of Delta, State 0t Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Guy-Anchors; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionoi the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in anchoring devices, andparticularly to anchoring devices for the guy ropes of tents.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple novel andcheap device of this character which can be quickly and easily driveninto the ground and which will effectively hold the guy rope under greatstrain.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the device in operative position.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device as it appears when ready tobe driven into the ground.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents a rodor stem of suitable length, the upper end of which is provided with avmember 11 having a transverse opening therethrough for the reception ofthe handle bar 12 by means of which the stem may be rotated. The lowerSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 191?.

Serial No. 857,169.

end of the stem is provided with a sharp point 13 which is adapted to beused to start the device in the ground. Secured to the stem above thepoint is a. sleeve 1% which is provided with the opposite extending ears15 to which are secured the plates 16. These plates are curved andinclined in opposite directions in the manner of an anger.

By placing the handle bar 12 through the opening of the member 11, andforcing the point of the stem in the ground, the stem can be rotated soas to cause the auger plates to advance into the ground. The handle baris then removed and the guy rope 1'7 ot the tent secured within themember 11. .he device will thus be held firmly in the ground and willresist great strain.

hat is claimed is:

A guy rope anchor comprising a stem provided with rope attaching meansand pointed at one end, a sleeve fixed in said stem adjacent the pointand having oppositely extending ears placed in a staggered relation toeach other, said ears being inclined in opposite direction transverselyof their minor dimensions, auger blades secured to said ears andinclined in the same direction of the ears, said blades being formed ofsemi-circular disks and being pointed at the junction of the curved andstraight lines.

In testimony whereof, I aiiiX my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

LUCY LUSABDI. Witnesses:

DAVE LUSARDI, Nnr'rin SMnARs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

